Label, syringe body and syringe arrangement with label

ABSTRACT

The label is executed as strip-shaped and adhered as directed in a self-overlapping fashion to a syringe body ( 1 ) which is inserted in a syringe protector formed from an insert ( 5 ) and a receiver ( 4 ). In the longitudinal direction of the strip it successively has a base section ( 11 ), two voucher sections ( 12   a,    12   b ), a protective section ( 13 ), a holding section ( 14 ) and a grip tab ( 15 ). The label can be unrolled and pulled out from the syringe protector by a grip tab ( 15 ) so that the voucher sections ( 12   a,    12   b ) are freely accessible. If necessary, after inserting the syringe body ( 1 ) into the syringe protector, the grip tab ( 15 ) can be extracted through lateral openings ( 24, 25 ) to a certain extent by gently turning the syringe body ( 1 ) relative to the syringe protector and then gripped since the grip tab ( 15 ) is at some distance after sticking the label onto the syringe body ( 1 ). If the grip tab ( 15 ) is provided with a suitable slope, during insertion of the labelled syringe body ( 1 ) into the narrow syringe protector, there is no risk of the label being kinked or otherwise damaged from its free end since the grip tab ( 15 ) lies on the labelled syringe body ( 1 ) during the insertion process.

The present invention relates to a strip-shaped label, especially alabel for wrap-around labelling of a syringe body or other container, asyringe body which has such a label and a syringe arrangement with asyringe body labelled in this fashion.

Labels of the type specified initially are frequently shaped such thattheir extension in the longitudinal direction of the strip is greaterthan the diameter of the syringe body or other container andconsequently, they are stuck on in a self-overlapping fashion. Acorresponding shaping is especially selected if, as a result of theirsmall size, the syringes, ampoules and phials for pharmaceuticals wouldotherwise offer too little outer surface to accommodate all theinformation required to characterise the content on a non-overlappinglabel.

The space requirement increases if the label is fitted with so-calledvoucher sections. These are understood as regions which can be separatedfrom the rest of the label which carry some on the label information(which is usually printed again on the part of the label left on thecontainer) and can be stuck separately onto a documentation sheet or thelike. They can be used for example to record which dose of whichmedicament a patient has received in which order. Such a label is knownfor example from EP 0 463 193 A1.

If syringe bodies, which are understood as the part of the syringecontaining the injectate onto which a cannula is pushed on or screwedon, are fitted with self-overlapping labels containing voucher sections,a special handling problem frequently arises, which results from the useof so-called syringe protectors.

Syringe protectors are used to preserve a syringe before use so that onthe one hand, there is protection against injury from the tip of thecannula and on the other hand, the cannula itself is protected againstbreaking or bending. The basic structure of a syringe arrangement withsyringe protector is explained briefly in the following with referenceto the schematic sectional view shown in FIG. 3.

The syringe body 1 onto which the cannula 2 is pushed or screwed bymeans of a connecting piece 3, is inserted in a syringe protector whichsubstantially consists of a receiver 4 and insert 5. The insert 5 whichholds the syringe body 1 is guided into the receiver 4 in the fashion oftwo hollow bodies placed inside one another. A pre-stressed spring 6holds the insert 5 in an end position pre-determined by a stop 7(hereinafter “protected position”) so that the cannula 2 projecting fromthe insert 5 is located inside the receiver 4 over its full length.Before using the syringe the insert 5 is pressed downwards against thespring force of the spring 6 and the edge 8 of the insert 5 engages intothe holders 9. Versions without engagements also exist. In this position(hereinafter “injection position”) the cannula projects from thereceiver 4 and the injection can be given. If the cannula 2 is protectedwith a solid protective cap before use, which is frequently the case inpractice, the arrangement can be in the injection position from thestart. In any case, the syringe protector offers protection from injuryafter using the syringe if the insert 5 disengages from the holders 9and is guided backed into the protected position by the spring 6.

The problem with using syringe bodies fitted with self-overlappinglabels containing voucher sections is that the voucher sections cannotbe removed as long as this is inserted in the syringe protector. On theother hand, previous removal of the syringe body from the syringeprotector is not provided, this would be complicated and there would bethe risk of injury from the cannula tip, especially in haste.

It is thus the object of the present invention to provide a label withvoucher sections which is better suited for overlapping labelling ofsyringe bodies inserted in syringe protectors than labels according tothe prior art. It is further the object of the present invention toprovide a corresponding syringe body and a syringe arrangementcomprising a syringe protector which allows the removal of a vouchersection labelled on the syringe body without the need to remove thesyringe body from the syringe protector. The handling should be asreliable and convenient as possible.

More generally, the object of the invention is to make it possible tolabel a first body inserted in a second body with a label having avoucher section so that the voucher sections are removable without theneed to remove the first body from the second body.

According to one aspect of the invention, this object is solved by astrip-shaped label for labelling, preferably for wrap-around labellingof a syringe body or other body according to claim 1. Preferredembodiments of the label according to the invention can be configuredaccording to one of claims 2-23.

According to a further aspect of the invention, the object is solved bya syringe body according to claim 24. Preferred embodiments of thesyringe body according to the invention can be configured according toclaims 25-29.

According to a further aspect of the invention, the object is solved byan arrangement according to claim 30, which can be executed according toan advantageous embodiment according to claim 31.

If the label is stuck onto the syringe body in a self-overlappingfashion as intended, the non-adhesive grip tab is located at the freeend. The grip tab must have sufficient area so that it can projectthrough a lateral opening of the syringe protector without detaching thelabel and can easily be grasped. For this purpose it is advantageous ifthe greatest extension of the grip tab in the longitudinal direction ofthe strip is at least 1 mm, especially advantageously at least 2.5 mm.

If necessary, after inserting the syringe body into the syringeprotector, the grip tab can be extracted to a certain extent through thelateral opening of the same by gently turning the syringe body relativeto the syringe protector and then it can be grasped since the grip tabis some distance away after sticking the label onto a syringe body. Inparticular, if the grip tab is provided with a suitable slope orrounding, in a completely surprising fashion for the person skilled inthe art, during insertion of the labelled syringe body into the narrowsyringe protector the label nevertheless does not run the risk ofbecoming kinked or otherwise damaged from its free end since especiallyas a result of its preferred shaping, the grip tab lies on the labelledsyringe body during the insertion process. For this purpose, the labelshould preferably be stuck on so that the extension of the grip tab inthe longitudinal direction of the strip increases continuously from thelabel edge lying at the front in the direction of insertion and ideallyover most of the width of the label strip. The risk of damage to thelabel from its free end is the lowest when the extension of the grip tabin the longitudinal direction of the strip on the label edge lying atthe front in the direction of insertion is less than 10 percent of itsgreatest extension in the longitudinal direction of the strip. Ideally,the grip tab widens slowly over the strip width, beginning from anegligible extension in the longitudinal direction of the strip.

When the labelled syringe body is inserted in the syringe protector, thelabel can be partly unrolled from the syringe body by pulling on thegrip tab. In this case, the label is pulled through openings in theinsert of the syringe protector (in the protected position) or throughopenings in the insert and receiver of the syringe protector (in theinjection position) until the voucher section or voucher sections can betorn off along the separating lines. Thus, it is not necessary to removethe syringe body from the syringe protector in order to reach thevoucher sections. The latter can thus be removed reliably, simply,quickly, conveniently and with little expenditure.

According to a further aspect of the invention, a method is provided fordocumenting a product usage according to claim 32 in which, as describedabove, for example, the administration of an injection is involved. Theseparated voucher section can be stuck on a documentation record.

Exemplary examples according to the invention are described in moredetail in the following with reference to the relevant drawings. Thedrawings are not to scale and should be understood as purely schematic.In particular, the layer thicknesses of the various label layers aregreatly exaggerated for reasons of clarity. Reference numbers ofcorresponding features are retained throughout for all figures.

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a label according to the inventionwith two voucher sections, which is arranged on a piece of pull-offmaterial, wherein the length-to-width ratio of the label strip is showndistorted (shortened strip length);

FIG. 2 a-c shows the upper region of a syringe body labelled accordingto the invention and the insert and the receiver of a syringearrangement according to the invention, in each case greatly enlarged;

FIG. 3 shows the fundamental interaction of a syringe protector with asyringe according to the prior art which equally applies to the syringearrangement according to the invention;

FIG. 4 shows a sectional view through the syringe body from FIG. 2 a inthe sectional plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of thesyringe body indicated by the line A-A′ from FIG. 2 a as well as anenlarged view of a section indicated by two connected rectangles;

FIG. 5 shows the parts of the syringe arrangement shown in FIGS. 2 a-c,inserted inside one another wherein the tab already projects somewhatfrom the lateral opening of the receiver (transparency of the parts ofthe syringe arrangement is not taken into account in the diagram);

FIG. 6 shows a section of the syringe arrangement from FIG. 5 whereinthe label is pulled out further so that both voucher sections arevisible;

FIG. 7 shows a label which differs from the label shown in FIG. 1 by analternative arrangement of the voucher sections;

FIG. 8 a-e show six different variants of the shaping of the grip tab ofa label according to the invention;

FIG. 9 shows a perspective view of a further label according to theinvention with two voucher sections, wherein the length-to-width ratioof the label strip is shown distorted (shortened strip length);

FIG. 10 shows a sectional view similar to FIG. 4 through a labelledsyringe body in the sectional plane perpendicular to the longitudinalaxis of the syringe body as well as an enlarged view of a sectionindicated by two connected rectangles, wherein the label is shapedsimilar to the embodiment from FIG. 9.

The label shown in FIG. 1 is executed in a strip shape. In thelongitudinal direction of the strip (from left to right in the selecteddiagram) it successively has a base section 11, two voucher sections 12a, 12 b, a protective section 13, a holding section 14 and a grip tab15. Said regions 11, 12 a, 12 b, 13, 14, 15 are advantageouslysubstantially formed by a continuous plastic film layer 20 which can betransparent or opaque. It is also possible to manufacture the label on apaper basis or as a multilayer foil composite. The finely dotted linesseparating the holding section 14 from the protective section 13 or thegrip tab 15 are for clarity and do not represent any physical feature ofthe invention.

For reasons of clarity the diagram is distorted such that the stripwidth is exaggerated in relation to the strip length and the thicknessof the individual layers is shown as highly exaggerated in relation tothe remaining dimensions.

On the underside the label is provided with an adhering adhesive layer16 which is respectively interrupted in the area of the protectivesection 13 and the grip tab 15. Alternatively the entire underside ofthe label can be adhesive-coated, wherein the adhesive coating isneutralised in the area of the protective section 13 and the grip tab 15by means of a so-called “adhesive killer”, i.e., is transferred to anon-adhesive state.

The base section 11 is provided with an adhesive-repelling coating 17(for example, a silicone layer) on the upper side which has at least thesame areal extension as the entirety of the voucher sections 12 a, 12 b.In some cases, it can also be advantageous however if the extension ofthe adhesive-repelling coating is somewhat smaller so that small areas(compared with the silicone coated region) of increased adhesion providefor good cohesion before the detachment of the voucher sections.

The voucher sections 12 a, 12 b can be separated from the base section11 or from one another or from the protective section 13 along theseparating lines 18 a, 18 b, 18 c which extend in the transversedirection of the strip over the total width of the label. The separatinglines 18 a, 18 b, 18 c can be executed as perforations, punching orother local weakenings of the foil layer 20 which facilitate tearingoff.

The protective section 13 is wider than the entirety of the vouchersections 12 a, 12 b in the longitudinal direction of the strip. Theholding section 14 is narrower than the remaining sections 11, 12 a, 12b, 13 in the longitudinal direction of the strip. The grip tab 15becomes continuously broader in the longitudinal direction of the stripover most of the width of the label strip. This wing-like shape of thegrip tab 15 ensures that after labelling a syringe body 1 according tothe invention, during insertion of the syringe body 1 into a narrowsyringe protector said tab lies on the labelled syringe body asdescribed in detail below. The decisive factor in this case is that thelabel is attached so that the front label edge in FIG. 1, i.e., the edgeof the label 10 running in the longitudinal direction of the strip, fromwhich the grip tab 15 becomes continuously broader over the centre (inthe transverse direction of the strip) of the label, is the leading edgeduring insertion of the syringe body 1 into the syringe protector. Inconnection with the present invention, a continuous broadening from theedge over the centre (in the transverse direction of the strip) of thelabel is regarded as equivalent to a broadening over most of the widthof the label strip. Various alternative shapes of the grip tab 15 whichsatisfy this criterion are shown in FIG. 8 a-8 e.

The label is usually printed with text and/or picture information (notshown). In the area of the base section 11 such printing is normallyexecuted underneath the adhesive-repelling coating 17 for reasons ofprinting technique. The information on the first voucher section 12 a isusually substantially identical to the information on the second vouchersection 12 b and corresponds to the information on the base section 11so that the voucher sections 12 a, 12 b can (also subsequently) beassigned to one another and to the labelled syringe body 1. Theinformation on the protective section 13 will usually mostly correspondto the information on the base section 11 since after labelling thesyringe body 1 initially only the former and not the latter can be seen,as is explained below. The printed information can among other thingscomprise active substance, information on quantity and concentration,shelf life data, batch numbers, barcodes, trade and producer marks etc.Furthermore, areal printing can also be provided as colour background,especially when the plastic film layer 20 is executed as transparent.

Over the adhering adhesive layer 16 the label is arranged on a piece ofpull-off material 19 shown in part, from which it can easily be detachedto be stuck onto the syringe body 1 as intended.

FIG. 2 a shows a syringe body 1 on which a label is stuck, which isconstructed substantially as the label shown in FIG. 1. For reasons ofclarity the syringe body 1 is shown greatly enlarged, like the insertshown in FIG. 2 b and the receiver shown in FIG. 2 a, and specificallyin relation to the size of the label 10 which usually covers most of theouter surface 21 of the syringe body 1 in actual application.

A plane of intersection perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of thesyringe body 1 is indicated by the dot-and-dash line A-A′. Acorresponding sectional view (in the direction of the arrow) is shown inFIG. 4 with greatly exaggerated layer thicknesses of the layers 16, 17,20 and 26 of the label 10 in relation to FIG. 2 a. A further enlargementof a section is illustrated by the two rectangles outlined in bold inthe upper part of FIG. 4 where the upper of the two rectangles shows anenlarged view of the same section as the lower one.

The label overlaps itself twice. In this case, in the area of thevoucher sections 12 a, 12 b the adhering adhesive layer 16 lies on theadhesive-repelling coating 17 of the base section 11 which for its partis stuck onto the outer surface 21 of the syringe body 1. The protectivesection 13 covers the voucher sections 12 a, 12 b. Unlike FIG. 1, thenon-adhesive underside of the protective section 13 and the grip tab 15are not achieved by an interruption of the adhering adhesive layer 16but by the adhering adhesive layer 16 being neutralised in thecorresponding areas 26 a, 26 b by using a so-called “adhesive killer”,i.e., being converted to a non-adhesive state.

The holding section 14 sticks over a narrow non-neutralised region ofthe adhering adhesive layer 16 on an area of the protective section 13adjacent to the voucher section 12 b in order to hold together theoverlapping arrangement of the label and secure it against unintentionalunrolling.

Both the syringe body 1 in FIG. 2 a and also the insert 5 in FIG. 2 band the receiver 4 in FIG. 2 c which represent parts of the syringeprotector of the syringe arrangement according to the invention are onlyshown in part, i.e., they are shown as broken off downwards. The insert5 is guided into the receiver 4, as shown in FIG. 3. Otherwise, thebasic principle of the interaction between syringe body 1, insert 5 andreceiver 4 of the syringe arrangement according to the invention isfundamentally the same as that described in the prior art and above withreference to FIG. 3. Mechanical details already known from the prior artsuch as the stop 7 and the holders 9 are also not shown in FIG. 2 b andFIG. 2 c for the sake of simplicity.

The receiver 4 and insert 5 preferably consist of transparent plastic sothat the imprint (not shown) on the protective section 13 stays legiblewhen the labelled syringe body 1 is inserted into the insert 5. Theopenings 24, 25 are used to make it possible to have access to the griptab 15 even when the labelled syringe body 1 is inserted into the insert5 and the syringe protector substantially consisting of receiver 4 andinsert 5 is located in the injection position. Accordingly, access tothe grip tab 15 is only possible through the opening 25 of the insert 5when the syringe protector is in the protected position.

The labelled syringe body 1 is inserted into the insert 5 from above. Inthis case, as a result of its shaping according to the invention, thegrip tab 15 which is normally slightly at a distance because of itsnon-adhesive underside as shown in FIG. 4, lies on the protectivesection 13. It is thus prevented that during insertion of the labelledsyringe body 1 into the insert 5 the holding region 14 detaches andcrumples the label, as would be the case if the free end of the labelwas less favourably shaped.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show the syringe arrangement according to the invention inpart with the syringe body 1 already inserted into the injectionposition. The transparency of the components is not indicatedgraphically for the sake of clarity.

In FIG. 5 the grip tab 15 already projects somewhat through the openings24, 25 from the syringe protector formed from the insert 5 and receiver4 so that it can easily be grasped. This state can easily be broughtabout in the winding of the label shown in the anticlockwise directionby turning the labelled syringe body 1 slightly in the anticlockwisedirection relative to the insert 5 and receiver 4.

FIG. 6 shows the state after pulling on the grip tab 15. The label isnow further unwound and pulled further from the syringe protector formedby the insert 5 and receiver 4 so that the voucher section 12 b isalready freely accessible. By further pulling on the grip tab 15, theother voucher section 12 a also becomes freely accessible.

FIG. 7 shows an alternative arrangement of the voucher sections 12 a, 12b. The diagram substantially corresponds to FIG. 1. The separating lines18 a, 18 c which run over the entire width of the label in thetransverse direction of the strip make it possible to separate thevoucher sections 12 a, 12 b from the base section 11 or the protectivesection 13. The voucher sections 12 a, 12 b can be separated from oneanother via the separating line 18 b running in the longitudinaldirection of the strip. In addition, other arrangements of one, two ormore voucher sections are also possible.

Like the label shown in FIG. 1, the label shown in FIG. 9 is alsoexecuted as strip-shaped. For reasons of clarity the diagram isdistorted such that the strip width is exaggerated in relation to thestrip length, and the thickness of the individual layers is showngreatly exaggerated in relation to the other dimensions.

In the longitudinal direction of the strip (from left to right in theselected diagram) the label successively has an initial section 27, twovoucher sections 12 a, 12 b, a protective section 13, a holding section14 and a grip tab 15. Said regions 27, 12 a, 12 b, 13, 14 and 15 areadvantageously substantially formed from a continuous layer of plasticfilm 20 which can be transparent or opaque. Likewise, it is alsopossible to manufacture the layer on a paper basis or as a multilayerfoil composite. The finely dotted lines separating the holding section14 from the protective section 13 or the grip tab 15 are for clarity anddo not represent any physical feature of the invention.

The label shown in FIG. 9 differs from the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 inthat the base section 11 is arranged below and not next to the vouchersections 12 a, 12 b. In contrast to the label from FIG. 1 which can bemanufactured from a single foil blank, in the case of the label shown inFIG. 9, the base section 11 and the entirety of the remaining sections12 a, 12 b, 13, 14, 15 are each made from their own foil blank. The foilblank adhesive-coated on the underside forming the regions 12 a, 12 b,13, 14, 15 is dispensed on the base section 11 having anadhesive-repellent coating on the upper side, which is arranged on apiece of pull-off material, which is not shown in FIG. 9 in contrast toFIG. 1.

On the underside each foil blank of the label is provided with anadhering adhesive layer 16 which is interrupted respectively in the areaof the protective section 13 and the grip tab 15. Alternatively theentire underside of the label can be adhesive-coated wherein theadhesive coating is neutralised with a so-called “adhesive killer” inthe area of the protective section 13 and the grip tab 15, i.e., isconverted to a non-adhesive state.

In the present exemplary embodiment the base section 11 is provided onthe upper side with an adhesive-repellent coating 17 (for example, asilicone layer) which has at least the same areal extension as theentirety of the voucher sections 12 a, 12 b. In other cases, it can alsobe advantageous if the extension of the adhesive-repellent coating issomewhat smaller so that small areas (compared with the siliconeisedarea) of elevated adhesion provide good cohesion before the vouchersections are detached.

The voucher sections 12 a, 12 b can be separated from the initialsection 11 or from one another or from the protective section 13 alongthe separating lines 18 a, 18 b, 18 c which extend in the transversedirection of the strip over the entire width of the label. Theseparating lines 18 a, 18 b, 18 c can be executed as perforations,punching or other local weakenings of the foil layer 20 which facilitatetearing off.

The protective section 13 is wider than the entirety of the vouchersections 12 a, 12 b in the longitudinal direction of the strip. Theholding section 14 is narrower than the sections 11, 12 a, 12 b, 13 inthe longitudinal direction of the strip. The grip tab 15 becomescontinuously broader in the longitudinal direction of the strip overmost of the width of the label strip. This wing-like shape of the griptab 15 ensures that after labelling a syringe body 1 according to theinvention, during insertion of the syringe body 1 into a narrow syringeprotector said tab lies on the labelled syringe body as described indetail below. The decisive factor in this case is that the label isattached so that the front label edge in FIG. 1, i.e., the edge of thelabel 10 running in the longitudinal direction of the strip, from whichthe grip tab 15 becomes continuously broader over the centre (in thetransverse direction of the strip) of the label, is the leading edgeduring insertion of the syringe body 1 into the syringe protector.Various alternative shapes of the grip tab 15 which satisfy thiscriterion are shown in FIG. 8 a-8 e.

The label is usually printed with text and/or picture information (notshown). In the area of the base section 11 such printing is normallyexecuted underneath the adhesive-repelling coating 17 for reasons ofprinting technique. The information on the first voucher section 12 a isusually substantially identical to the information on the second vouchersection 12 b and corresponds to the information on the base section 11so that the voucher sections 12 a, 12 b can (also subsequently) beassigned to one another and to the labelled syringe body 1. Theinformation on the protective section 13 will usually mostly correspondto the information on the base section 11 since after labelling thesyringe body 1 initially only the former and not the latter can be seen,as is explained below. The printed information can among other thingscomprise active substance, information on quantity and concentration,shelf life data, batch numbers, barcodes, trade and producer marks etc.Furthermore, areal printing can also be provided as colour background,especially when the plastic film layer 20 is executed as transparent.

The initial section 27 is generally significantly shorter than the basesection 11. Preferably it is shorter than one fifth of the base section11 or shorter than one tenth of the circumference of the area of theintended syringe body 1 to be labelled. The initial section 27 improvesthe dispensability of the label but can frequently be superfluoushowever.

Compared to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the label from FIG. 9 hasthe advantage that the label strip is shorter overall whereby the labelcan be applied more simply and more quickly to the syringe body 1especially in the case of mechanical dispensing. It is further possibleto make the base section 11 and the remaining sections 27, 12 a, 12 b,13, 14, 15 from different foil materials whereby, in addition to otherfeasible advantages, under certain circumstances the total thickness ofthe label layers wound onto the syringe body 1 as intended can besomewhat thinner. On the other hand, the expenditure for manufacturingthe label from FIG. 1 is lower than that for manufacturing the labelfrom FIG. 9.

By analogy with FIG. 4, FIG. 10 shows a sectional view of a labelledsyringe body 1. The label applied thereto in a self-overlapping fashionis executed substantially as the label shown in FIG. 9. An enlargedsection is illustrated, as in FIG. 4, by the two rectangles outlined inbold in the upper section of FIG. 10 where the upper of the tworectangles shows the same section enlarged as the lower rectangle.

In the area of the voucher sections 12 a, 12 b the adhering adhesivelayer 16 lies on the adhesive-repelling coating 17 of the base section11 which for its part is stuck onto the outer surface 21 of the syringebody 1. The protective section 13 covers the voucher sections 12 a, 12 bas a result of the overlapping application. Unlike FIG. 9, thenon-adhesive underside of the protective section 13 and the grip tab 15are not achieved by an interruption of the adhering adhesive layer 16but by the adhering adhesive layer 16 being neutralised in thecorresponding areas 26 a, 26 b by using a so-called “adhesive killer”,i.e., being converted to a non-adhesive state.

The holding section 14 sticks over a narrow non-neutralised region ofthe adhering adhesive layer 16 on an area of the protective section 13adjacent to the voucher section 12 b in order to hold together theoverlapping arrangement of the label and secure it against unintentionalunrolling.

For better fixing of the voucher sections 12 a, 12 b and to facilitatethe labelling, especially when mechanical dispensing is used, theinitial section 27 adheres directly on the syringe body 1.

From a comparison of FIG. 4 and FIG. 10 it can be seen that when thelabels are applied as intended, the two arrangements of the label layerson the labelled syringe body 1 barely differ from one another despitethe labels being executed differently (compare FIGS. 1 and 9). Bothsyringe bodies 1 can be inserted in the same way into the insert 5 of asyringe protector and offer substantially the same functionality.

1. A strip-shaped label for labelling an object, preferably a syringebody (1) which has the following sections adjacent to one another in thelongitudinal direction of the strip: at least one voucher section (12 a,12 b) which can be separated from the remaining label in thelongitudinal direction of the strip along at least one separating line(18 a, 18 b, 18 c) running in the transverse direction of the strip andwhich has an adhesive coating (16) on its underside at least over partof the area, a grip tab (15) which is not adhesive on the underside andwhich, seen from each voucher section (12 a, 12 b, is arranged on theother side of at least one of the separating lines (18 a, 18 b, 18 c) inthe longitudinal direction of the strip terminally on the label, andwhich furthermore has a base section (11) which on the upper side has anadhesive-repelling surface at least over part of the area and on theunderside has an adhesive coating (16) at least over part of the area.2. The label according to claim 1, wherein the base section (11) isarranged in the longitudinal direction of the strip next to the vouchersection (12 a, 12 b), the voucher section (12 a, 12 b) can be separatedfrom the remaining label on two sides along separating lines (18 a, 18n, 18 c) running in the transverse direction of the strip, and the griptab (15) is arranged in the longitudinal direction of the strip on theside of the label opposite to the base section (11).
 3. The labelaccording to claim 1, wherein the base section (11) is arranged underthe voucher section (12 a, 12 b) and the adhesive coating (16) of thevoucher section (12 a, 12 b) adheres to the adhesive-repelling surfaceof the base section (11).
 4. The label according to claim 3, which hasan initial section (26) which is arranged terminally in the longitudinaldirection of the strip on the side of the label opposite to the grip tab(15).
 5. The label according to claim 1, wherein the label further has aprotective section (13) which on one side is adjacent to a vouchersection (12 b) and on the underside is executed as non-adhesive at leastfor the predominant part of its area, a holding section (14) which isadjacent to the protective section (13) in the longitudinal direction ofthe strip on the side opposite to the voucher section (12 a, 12 b) andon the underside has an adhesive coating (16) at least over part of thearea, wherein the grip tab (15) is adjacent to the holding section (14)in the longitudinal direction of the strip on the side opposite to theprotective section (13).
 6. The label according to claim 5, wherein theadhesive-repelling surface and the protective section (13) in thelongitudinal direction of the strip each have at least the sameextension as the entirety of the voucher sections (12 a, 12 b).
 7. Thelabel according to claim 5, wherein the extension of the holding section(14) in the longitudinal direction of the strip is smaller than theextension of the protective section (13).
 8. The label according toclaim 1 wherein the extension of the grip tab (15) in the longitudinaldirection of the strip increases continuously over part of the stripwidth in the transverse direction.
 9. The label according to claim 8,wherein the extension of the grip tab (15) in the longitudinal directionof the strip increases continuously over most of the strip width in thetransverse direction.
 10. The label according to claim 8, wherein thesmallest extension of the grip tab (15) in the longitudinal direction ofthe strip is between 0 and 25 percent of the greatest extension of thegrip tab (15) in the longitudinal direction of the strip.
 11. The labelaccording to claim 10, wherein the smallest extension of the grip tab(15) in the longitudinal direction of the strip is between 0 and 10percent of the greatest extension of the grip tab (15) in thelongitudinal direction of the strip.
 12. The label according to claim 1,wherein the greatest extension of the grip tab (15) in the longitudinaldirection of the strip is at least 3 percent of the extension of thebase section (11) in the longitudinal direction of the strip.
 13. Thelabel according to claim 12, wherein the greatest extension of the griptab (15) in the longitudinal direction of the strip is at least 5percent of the extension of the base section (11) in the longitudinaldirection of the strip.
 14. The label according to claim 1, wherein thegreatest extension of the grip tab (15) in the longitudinal direction ofthe strip is at least 1 mm.
 15. The label according to claim 14, whereinthe greatest extension of the grip tab (15) in the longitudinaldirection of the strip is at least 2.5 mm.
 16. The label according toclaim 1, wherein the separating line (18 a, 18 b, 18 c) extends in thetransverse direction of the strip over the entire label.
 17. The labelaccording to claim 1, wherein the adhesive-repelling surface is formedby silicone coating.
 18. The label according to claim 1, wherein apressure adhesive coating is provided as adhesive coating (16).
 19. Thelabel according to claim 1, wherein the non-adhesive areas on theunderside of the label are formed by gaps in the adhesive coating (16).20. The label according to claim 1, wherein the non-adhesive undersideregions (26 a, 26 b) of the label are formed by local neutralisation ofan adhesive coating (16) extending over the entire underside of thelabel.
 21. The label according to claim 1, wherein the separating line(18 a, 18 b, 18 c) is constructed as perforation line.
 22. The labelaccording to claim 1, wherein the separating line (18 a, 18 b, 18 c) isconstructed as punching.
 23. The label according to claim 1, wherein thelabel has an information imprint.
 24. The label according to claim 1,wherein the label is partly transparent.
 25. A syringe body (1) having alabel according to claim
 1. 26. The syringe body according to claim 25,wherein the label is attached to region of the syringe body (1) withparallel surface lines, the extension of the base section (11) in thelongitudinal direction of the strip is greater than 50 percent of thecircumference of the syringe body (1) in the region with parallelsurface lines and the extension of the entire label in the longitudinaldirection of the strip is greater than the circumference of the syringebody (1) in the region with parallel surface lines.
 27. The syringe body(1) according to claim 26, wherein the extension of the base section(11) in the longitudinal direction of the strip is greater than 90percent of the circumference of the syringe body (1) in the region withparallel surface lines.
 28. The syringe body (1) according to claim 26,wherein the extension of the entire label in the longitudinal directionof the strip is greater than twice the circumference of the syringe body(1) in the region with parallel surface lines.
 29. The syringe body (1)according to claim 28, wherein the extension of the base section (11) inthe longitudinal direction of the strip is greater than thecircumference of the syringe body (1) in the region with parallelsurface lines.
 30. The syringe body (1) according to claim 25, whereinthe label is attached on the region of the syringe body (1) withparallel surface lines in a self-overlapping fashion such that theadhesive coating (16) of the base section (11) adheres to the syringebody (1), the voucher section (12 a, 12 b) lies with its underside atleast predominantly on the adhesive-repelling surface and the protectivesection (13) covers the voucher sections (12 a, 12 b).
 31. Anarrangement having an outer body with a lateral opening and an innerbody inserted in the outer body, wherein the inner body is provided witha label according to claim 1 so that the label can be unrolled partlyfrom the inner body (1) by pulling on the grip tab (15) through thelateral opening of the outer body and can be pulled out of the outerbody so that the voucher sections (12 a, 12 b) can be separated withoutthe need to remove the inner body from the outer body.
 32. Thearrangement according to claim 31 implemented as a syringe arrangement,wherein the outer body is a syringe protector with a receiver (4) havingat least one lateral opening (24) and an insert (5) having at least onelateral opening (25), the inner body is a syringe body (1) according toclaim 25, and wherein the label can be unrolled partly from the syringebody (1) by pulling on the grip tab (15) through the lateral openings(24, 25) of the insert (5) and the receiver (4) and can be pulled out ofthe syringe protector so that the voucher section (12 a, 12 b) can beseparated without the need to remove the syringe body (1) from thesyringe protector.
 32. A method for documenting a product usage whichcomprises the handling of an arrangement which has an outer body with alateral opening and an inner body inserted in the outer body, having thesteps labelling the inner body with a label according to claim 1,inserting the labelled inner body into the outer body, partiallyunrolling the label from the inner body and extracting from the outerbody by pulling on the grip tab through the lateral opening of the outerbody, separating at least one voucher section of the label directlybefore usage of the product.
 32. A method for documenting a productusage which comprises the handling of an arrangement which has an outerbody with a lateral opening and an inner body inserted in the outerbody, having the steps labelling the inner body with a label accordingto claim 1, inserting the labelled inner body into the outer body,partially unrolling the label from the inner body and extracting fromthe outer body by pulling on the grip tab through the lateral opening ofthe outer body, separating at least one voucher section of the labeldirectly during usage of the product.
 32. A method for documenting aproduct usage which comprises the handling of an arrangement which hasan outer body with a lateral opening and an inner body inserted in theouter body, having the steps labelling the inner body with a labelaccording to claim 1, inserting the labelled inner body into the outerbody, partially unrolling the label from the inner body and extractingfrom the outer body by pulling on the grip tab through the lateralopening of the outer body, separating at least one voucher section ofthe label directly after usage of the product.